The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-04
the Weld for the season of 1888
will be in the neighborhood of $4,000

OaleS.
1t is very much in the nature OF
commercial things that Newberry
should have turned its attention,
with much enthusiasm, in the direc
ton of more railroads. For this rea'
son the city and country are now
largely interested in the building OF
the Columbia, Newberry and Lau'
rens Railroad, which will cross the
county line near thriving Prosperity,
and thence to Newberry. Nineteen
miles of this road have already been
graded in the direction of Prosperity
When this line is completed the
northeastern section of Newberry
County will be within rapid connec'
ton with the county seat. The ulti'
mate design is to extend the road to
Spartanburg. The people of New
berry generally are building great
hopes also on the branch ofthe Three
C's Road, which, it is expected, will
run from a point between Black s
and Yorkville to Newberry, and
thence to Edgefcld and Augusta,
The part of this "branch," from New
berry to Augusta has already been
graded for a narrow gauge, with the
exception Of about seven miles. 1t
is understood that this part of the
branch-"Mitchelrs old road has
already been relieved of its indebted
ness and consolidated with the Three
C's. The hope st leastis entertained
that the Newberry and Augusta di'
vision. will be in running order dur
ing the next season. The compile.
ton of this line will add about
twenty.slx miles of country, hitherto
untrayersed by q railroad, to the
market Of the city. When these ad'
ditional highways of travel and
freight traffic are built it will be only
question of time-and very short
time-for the county seat to assume
larger proportions and Importance
The county seat with these new com
munications will be the natural OBJ
jective point for the farmers Of the
county, either as buyers or sellers.
TIE COTTON FACTORY.
Newberry's cotton factory is an
eminent characteristic feature Of the
enterprise of the city. It is a fine
imposing building overlooking tbe
town on the west of the Colunoia
and Greenyille Railroad, and began
operations in the fall of 1884. Since
then It's career has been exceedingly
prosperous. The original 5000 spin
dies were increased to 10000 only q
few months ago, and the looms to
320, the mill being now run to its full
capacity. 1t gives employment tc
250 operatives, whose pay roll
amounts to about $4,000 year, Of
which the merchant community Of
Newberry receive almost total bene'
fit. The officers are: President, R.
L. Mclaughlin; superintendent, c.
w. Holbrook; ; treasurer and manager,
Henry C. Robertson, formerly OF
Charleston, and secretary, George S,
Mower. Mr.. Robertson, on the visit
Of the correspondent to the factory.
took evident pleasure in going over
the mill and exhibiting the work that
had been and was being done.
The operatives are comfortably
quartered in ffty-six houses, to which
aggregation the name of McCaugh'
rinyille has been given. The mill
has now on hand plenty of material
to support its wants until October
next, and the product finds ready
sale, through its excellent quality
in the Northern markets. It was
stated on good authority that since
the erection of the mill one dollar
had been added to the value, to the
producer, of every bale of cotton
brought to Newberry. The factory
consumes about five thousand bales
annually. The facilities for hand
ling material to and from the mil
are excellent, owing to its nearness
to the depots of the city. The paid
in capital stock of the factory i:
s243,O00.
The only other important manufac
turing enterprise is the sash anc
blind factory of ". T. Davis & Co.
the supplies Of yellow pine for which
are obtained both from NewberrJ
and Lexington Counties.
TIE BANKS.
The cotton mill Of itself is, how
ever, indicative of push and progress
But there are other institutions which
point in the same direction. Among
these is the National Bank with .
capital stock of Sl50,000, surplus